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  • When they eliminated the bond, it was already obvious that the prospect of paying off the debt was evaporating before our eyes.
    (Paul Krugman)

  • Social Security is a social insurance program - it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k).
    (Paul Krugman)

  • But the vitriol also reflects the fact that many of the people at the Republican National Convention, for all their flag-waving, hate America. They want a controlled, monolithic society they fear and loathe our nation's freedom, diversity and complexity.
    (Paul Krugman)

  • The fact that we're here celebrating Social Security shows some politicians' promises are worth more than others. Social Security as it is currently constituted is very efficient. We're talking about a system that really works quite well.
    (Paul Krugman)

  • Can we break the machine that is imposing right-wing radicalism on the United States The scariest part is that the media is part of that machine.
    (Paul Krugman)


  • The fundamental fact of American politics - and I've sharpened my view on this since last year and the hardcover edition of the book - is that we've got an alliance between the religious right and the accumulators of great wealth. Those are the people who are running things.
    (Paul Krugman)

  • I admit it: I had fun watching right-wingers go wild as health reform finally became law.
    (Paul Krugman)

  • The problem isn't that people don't understand how good things are. It's that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren't that good.
    (Paul Krugman)


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